Home dialect: A deficit towards enhanced additional language learning

Bulelwa Makena and Nomasomi Hilda Matiso
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Bulelwa Makena: Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Walter Sisulu University, Butterworth Campus, South Africa
Nomasomi Hilda Matiso: Lecturer, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha Campus, South Africa

International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), 2022, vol. 11, issue 8, 298-303

Abstract: This paper aims to investigate whether home language teaching has an impact on enhanced additional language learning pedagogies. Participants, as data sources, were four university teachers purposely identified because of the task assigned to them, assessing student teachers in diverse schools during TP. Data for this inquiry was collected through semi-structured interviews. It was divulged as the main findings that (i) time constraints caused by consistent code-switching to acquaint with the unfamiliar medium, and (ii) learner dropout rate were challenges. This paper concludes that policies need to be redefined for enhanced language proficiency so that the ultimate end is learners who can communicate globally in a wide range of linguistic constituencies. Key Words:Language Divide, Foundation Phase, Proficiency, Medium of Instruction, Home Language.

Date: 2022
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